Improvement in wash-boards



R. GROVE Wash-Board.

Patehtd June 3, 18.79."

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IMPROVEMENT IN WASH-BOARDS.

, Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 2] 6,181, dated June3, 1879 application filed April 23, 1879. r

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Brennan GROVE, of North Lima, in the county ofMahoning and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin VVash-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an 1 improved wash-board therubbing-surface of which shall consist of wire placed crosswise of theboard, and which, by galvanizing or other preparation, shall not beliable to rust.

Figure 1. is a front elevation of the washboard. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of same on line a: 00. Fig. 3 is also a section,showing a modification in manner of staying the wires in center. Fig. atis another modification of same. Fig. 5 is a view of a board in whichthe wire is in one piece. Fig.6 is a view of a board having the wirescurved. Fig. 7 is a cross-section. Fig. 8 is a view of a board in whichthe wires curve downward between the center stay and side strips.

The subjectmatter claimed hereinafter will now be specificallydesignated.

A represents the side strips; B, the back; 0, the wires, whichconstitute the rubbing-surface. These wires, when each one is a separatepiece, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6, have their ends inserted in holesformed in the side strips, and are stayed in the center byupward-projecting wireshoulders (I, which consist of a wire bent to formthe shoulders or stays, (see Fig. 3,) and embedded in a groove,

' stayed at the center, as described.

Fig. 8 illustrates a further modification as to the form in which thewires 0 may be bent.

A metal plate, 12, provided on one edge with notches of proper size forthe cross-wires, may be secured, by screws or otherwise, to the innerface of the side strips, and when thus employed will obviate thenecessity of boring the side strips to insert the ends of the wires.This plate is applicable only where the crosswires are each separate anda center stay is employed, as before described.

It is obvious that a board having crosswires for a rubbing-surface, andwhich are centrally stayed, as herein shown, is adapted for use by hand,or may be used in connection with other mechanism in a machine.

Having described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by UnitedStates Letters Patent 1. The improved wash-board, having as arubbing-surface the cross-wires c, centrally stayed, substantially asset forth.

2. A wash-board the rubbing-surface of which consists of wires placedcrosswise of the board, stayed in the center, and the ends stayed by themetal plate 11, secured to the side strips, substantially as set forth.

RICHARD GROVE.

\Vi tnesses: E. S. HOLLOW'AY, A. FITZPATRICK.

